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>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:02:31 -0500
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>From: Marlene Johnshoy <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7636 Floating Accented Vowel Utility for XP?

Hi Joseph,

I would really recommend the Windows international keyboard setting
for this.  It doesn't "float", but it's so easy you don't need a
floating window...
After you have it setup, you just have to switch an icon in the bar
at the bottom of the monitor screen before you start, and then for
the Sp, Fr and Gr there are really easy shortcut commands, if not a
"dead key" - ie,  click ' (nothing happens) and then click e and you
get an accented e.  Most of the others are just the right alt key
with something else.

What's really nice is if you've got other character sets that you
need to input (Chinese, Japanese, etc), they can all be set from that
same icon on the desktop.  And since it's a system-level thing, it
works in every program, including webpage inputs, that I've tried it
with.

I wrote up instructions for use and installation that you can access
here (MS Word doc):
http://mj.carla.umn.edu/keyboard/international_keyboard.doc

Marlene

PS I really liked the idea of putting the shortcuts on as the desktop
background!   =)

>
>Hello.  I am wondering if there is a utility for Win XP that provides a
>floating window with clickable accented vowels for input into text
>areas in web interfaces.  We train students how to type these vowels but
>so many students are taking tests and doing assignments in our lab, I am
>looking for a simpler way to support diacritic input.   Is there such an
>animal?  I want to avoid cutting and pasting solutions.  A simple click on
>a symbol should insert the letter.   XP's On Screen Keyboard found under
>the accessibility programs works fine but I cannot find the accented
>vowels.  If I could customize this tool to show letters that I want, it
>would work fine.   Joseph
>